From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Your good deed for the day — whether lending a hand to a stranger or giving up your seat on the subway — may prompt others to…
From the Ohio State University press release: When it comes to entertainment, people enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than seeing them be forgiven, a new study reveals. But even though they don’t…
From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München press release: Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves despite years of practice. A…
From the University of South Florida (USF Innovation) press release: For many adults, the mid-30’s is a busy time. There’s often career advancement, the start of a new family and associated responsibilities. It’s also a…
From the University of Washington press release: Altruistic helping — the act of giving away something desirable, even at a cost to oneself — is perhaps no more evident than when it comes to food.…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: In papers published in the most recent issues of The Leadership Quarterly and Harvard Business Review, the professors write that traditional leadership development efforts overlook this specific developmental…
From the BMJ press release: Smartphone texting is linked to compromised pedestrian safety, with higher rates of ‘near misses’ and failure to look left and right before crossing a road than either listening to music…
From the Stevens Institute of Technology press release: Strawberry-flavored mousse tastes 10% sweeter when served from a white container rather than a black one. Coffee tastes nearly twice as intense when it is drunk from…
From the Binghamton University press release: Publicly sharing a goal may help you persist after hitting a failure, but only if you care about what others think of you, according to new research from Binghamton…
From the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release: Have you ever gone ahead and eaten that piece of chocolate, despite yourself? Do you inadvertently make decisions because you are hungry or cold? In other…